Group Classes: A Bridge for Musical Exploration and Creativity

Music Together for Big Kids™ - Ages 5, 6 and 7

Music Together Big Kids™ is a 60-minute class geared to the interests and abilities of 
5-, 6-, and 7-year-olds. The program blends the elements of Music Together that parents and children love with new activities, skills, and challenges that are developmentally appropriate for this age group.

Big Kids classes lay the foundation for Basic Music Literacy, complementing music instruction in school or instrument lessons, and leading to a lifetime of joyful music-making. The curriculum includes solfège, solos and ensembles, folk dances, harmony singing, vocal development, and drumming. In a safe, fun environment, your child can experiment with new activities like conducting and improvisation, story songs, and game songs.

Parent attendance is welcome but not required. Each family receives a Big Kids songbook, CD, solfège cards, and HomePlay activities, so that the entire family can continue the fun and learning at home and parents can stay connected with what the child is learning in class.

Includes Pakachoag Players for Grades 1 through 5; and the Cabaret Series Workshop for Grades 9 to 12.
For complete information, check out the Musical Theatre web page by clicking above.

Suzuki Method Classes

Pakachoag offers suzuki instruction for Violin, Guitar or Piano for children aged 4 and up. Classes are offered in conjunction with a weekly private lesson. Check out the Suzuki web page for more information.

Musicianship/Theory Classes

When joining Pakachoag Music School parents ask us, “What is music theory?" This ‘sometimes-perceived-as-esoteric’ area of music study allows one to explore how music is composed and ehances a musicians understanding of appropriate interpretation and execution. Theory embraces the basics like the proper use of key and time signatures while also extending to the larger picture of what it takes to compose a symphony. Music Theory begins with reinforcing note reading, developing familiarity with bass and treble clef, learning scale structures, and intervals; and proceeds into the more complex areas of harmonic progression and chord structure, cadences, modulation, chromaticism and more. At Pakachoag Music School, we include “Musicianship” in the title of our class because our ultimate goal is to create well-rounded musicians. This requires the ability to put the theoretical aspects of music to good use as we explore making music. Our classes include additional activities that would not typically be found in a pure ‘music theory’ class.

Pakachoag Music School offers two workshops for six weeks each summer with voice teacher Silvia Irving. Ideal for the adult choir member (or for high school juniors or seniors), these classes also offer a great overview for students considering private lessons in the future.